Suspender shirt



Patented Sept. 6, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SUSPENDER SHIRT Wilfred L. Guerin, New Orleans, La. Application May 6, 1937, Serial No. 141,160

This invention relates t to generally improve a nov in means place of strain on It is further aimed ments, preferably engagement by bu are provided on suspenders or a the shirt.

elastic,

3 Claims.

usually engaged by suspenders, and which butthrough elongated slits in the shirt, so

tons pass as to move in such slits and avoid or stretch of the shirt.

The more specific obje become apparent from a consi descriptio the accompanying n followi tive embodiment.

In said Figure the lower at the lower end, to disclose interi drawing 1 portion of a stituting my invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarge terior of the shirt, fragmentarily, in with my improvement;

Figure 3 is a view of the part versed thereto;

Figure 4 is a vertic the plane Figure of line 4-4 of Figure 2; 5 is a through a modified form;

6 is a vertical sectional view taken on Figure the plane Figure '7 is a d engagement of a Referring specifically like reference character lar parts, top shirt, arable at closed through the ton-holes of line H) designates is a view in front elevation,

shirt, with the same cut or details conundue strain cts and advantages will deration of the ng taken in connection with drawing illustrating an operashowing d view showing the exconnection s of Figure 2, re-

al sectional view taken on view similar to Figure 2 taken 6-6 of Figure 5; and

etail vertical section showing the trousers button with the shirt. to the drawing wherein s designate like or simia conventional dress or for instance of the type which is septhe front and normally maintained medium of buttons and butthe invention, straps l2, stitched or otherwise secured at l3 to the inner surface of the shirt, ad-

jacent the lower end thereof. are preferably employed and posite each of the trousers for engage strap 12 ment acc trousers.

six

preferably has a plurality ment by suspenders.

Six of such straps are located one opbuttons usually found on Each of buttone the other, to enable adjustording to the height desired for the In registry with the butto n-holes elongated vertical slits l5 are provided through the shirt III.

A fragment of trousers is shown at 16 in Figure 7 and one of the buttons for engagement by suspenders as is usual, is secured thereto at I! on its inner side.

Such button is adapted to be passed through the slit l5 and engage with either of the button-holes l4.

With such a construction, the button and trousers are attached directly to the webbing and the button is free to move vertically in the slits I5, thus avoiding a tearing strain on the shirt l0.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention. For instance, the form of Figures 5 and 6 may be employed. This form accords with the preceding one with the exception that two slits l5 are provided through the shirt In in lieu of the single vertical slit 15. In this construction, the buttons are placed through the selected slits l5 and then engaged with the button-holes l4 in the rear thereof and carried by elastic strips or webbing l2, stitched or otherwise secured as at l3 to the inner surface of the shirt.

I claim as my invention:-

1. A shirt having elastic material in pairs attached to the inner surface thereof at the back and sides, said material having button-holes therethrough, and the shirt having slits extending completely through the fabric in line with the button-holes and of greater vertical extent than the button-holes to enable a button passing therethrough to move relatively to the shirt without straining the latter.

2. A shirt having strips stitched to the inner surface thereof, said strips having button-holes therethrough, and the shirt in line with said button-holes having slits extending completely through the fabric thereof of greater length than the button-holes for the purpose specified, said strips being of elastic material.

3. A shirt having strips stitched to the inner surface thereof, said strips each having a plurality of button-holes therethrough, and the shirt in line with said button-holes having longitudinal slits of greater length than the buttonholes for the purpose specified said strips being of elastic material, and each slit of the shirt being continuous across a plurality of such buttonholes of the adjacent strip.

WILFRED L. GUERIN. 

